SUPERMAN Reportedly Set To Take Flight On Digital On August 26

Though the date has yet to be made official, a reliable source is reporting that James Gunn's Superman is set to release on Digital on Tuesday, August 26...

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By MarkCassidy - Aug 09, 2025 04:08 PM EST

Filed Under: Superman

We may know when James Gunn's Superman will take flight on Digital.

A recent rumor claimed that the movie was set for an August 15 release, which always seemed way too early. Now, When to Stream is reporting that the DCU reboot will actually arrive on Digital platforms on Tuesday, August 26, 45 days after its theatrical debut.

While the streaming tracker usually spot on with its PVOD reports, this has yet to be officially confirmed by Warner Bros., so we'll have to treat it as a rumor for the time being.

When Superman does hit PVOD, it will be available for purchase or rent on platforms such as Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Prime Video and YouTube. Prime Video currently has the film available for pre-order for $29.99, which is also the film’s digital purchase price.

As we reported earlier today, Superman has now passed $325 million at the domestic box office, and analysts believe it should finish its theatrical run at around $600 million worldwide (that might even be optimistic if it will be available on Digital this month).

What an unforgettable summer. 💙❤️ #Superman is NOW PLAYING only in theaters. Get tickets today: https://t.co/OdNvoj56bE pic.twitter.com/zmuDWpqpvU
— Superman (@Superman) July 28, 2025

Superman stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/the Man of Steel, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Edi Gathegi as Mr. Terrific, and Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho.

The cast also Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell as "Ma" and "Pa" Kent, and Milly Alcock's Supergirl has been confirmed to make her debut ahead of her own Woman of Tomorrow movie.

"And that’s a wrap," Gunn posted last year when filming concluded. "God bless our cast and crew whose commitment, creativity, and hard work have brought this project to life. I set out to make a movie about a good man in a world that isn’t always so much. And the goodness and kindness and love I’ve encountered on a daily basis on the set has inspired me and thrust me forward when I felt too spent to move on my own.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It has been an honor. The destination has been Superman, but the journey has been the toil and the laughter and the emotions and ideas and magic we’ve shared together on set - and for that I am forever grateful."

You can check out a synopsis for the movie below.

"In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind."

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26 Comments

Battinson - 8/9/2025, 4:01 PM

Yaaaaaay! I can stream for free then😁😎

noname - 8/9/2025, 4:26 PM

@Battinson - Sam Raimi should direct the next Superman movie. I thought the movie was aight, but I don't want to continue with James Gunn's interpretation. His Superman is kind of a btch. Okay for the first movie, but I get the feeling under James Gunn's complete control, I'm really not going to like this guy moving forward. Too whiny. Make him a little bit more stoic.

Sam Raimi would understand Supes character more, and also Lex Luthor. He's whiny as fuk too.

incredibleTalk - 8/9/2025, 4:50 PM

@noname - I kind of love the fact that Superman was raised by white trash and his actual parents were just a couple of alien dictators...

Canyoublush - 8/9/2025, 4:51 PM

@noname - Truer words have never been spoken. I can’t understand how everyone seems to like this interpretation of Superman. He’s not superman he’s more like a character from jersey shore. David was good in the role but Gunn humanised him too much. Supergirl calling Clark a b**** was totally unnecessary too. Lex was so melodramatic and OTT but honestly Hoult pulled it off. I don’t mind superman acting more human because like Bruce once said - “Clark is the most human of us all” however he just didn’t have that aura that Reeves, Routh or Cavil possessed. He seemed more like a discount/cosplay/temu metahuman who was masquerading as superman.

I get this is supposed to be a young version of superman who’s still getting to grips with the responsibility of being the world’s most powerful superhero but he seemed amateur and incompetent at times. Mr Terrific, Garderner, Hawkgirl and even Lois had more balls than the man of steel here. Superman needed saving all the time in this movie. It almost felt like a parody. He was in more danger than anyone else when it should have been the other way around. 🤦🏿‍♂️

lazlodaytona - 8/9/2025, 5:08 PM

@noname - why don't we give Tim Burton another crack at it?

noname - 8/9/2025, 5:52 PM

@Canyoublush - "he’s more like a character from jersey shore." LMFAO!!! Holy shit, that's funny.

Exactly. David WAS great in the role, it's Gunn's writing that's the issue. We're supposed to aspire to be like Superman...but all I see is a btch ass nga. NOT because he's a good guy...but because he's a little btch. For instance...

Take the scene at the end of the movie where Superman delivers that heartfelt speech to Lex Luthor. It feels completely out of place. Why is he even bothering? Lex just murdered someone—shot Mali—right in front of Superman’s eyes. At that point, who cares what Lex thinks? The moment that happened, that should’ve been burned into Superman’s mind, fueling his next confrontation with Lex. Instead, the movie shifts focus to Superman’s need to explain himself, as if he’s more concerned with earning Lex’s respect or justifying his actions. It’s an okay speech, but in the context of what just happened, it makes no emotional or logical sense. It paints Superman as someone more worried about perception than justice.

In other words, it makes Superman look like a whiny bitch. Worry about the murder, Clark. Don't worry about what this psychopath thinks of you.

I can't believe Gunn didn't receive any notes about that. Like, really?

noname - 8/9/2025, 5:58 PM

@Canyoublush - Man, there's so much wrong with this interpretation, I wouldn't know where to begin. James just barely made it...but I don't think he's the right guy to continue this. He should stick to low tier heroes like Mr. Terrific. That's where he shines. Hand Superman to someone else, bro. Again, Raimi woulkd do it justice, I believe, and still lean into the comic bookishness. AND he WON'T undercut the serious scenes with jokes, like Gunn tends to do for some reason cause he can't just let an emotional moment play out fully without undermining it. It's ridiculous.

Bro, James, just stick to Peacemaker, dogg! I don't want to say you suck, but your schtick is starting to ware thin. Stay away from main tier heroes. Except the Flash and Aquaman, you can have them.

Nonameforme - 8/9/2025, 4:07 PM

They really need to have a super badass physical release

noname - 8/9/2025, 4:30 PM

@Nonameforme - DEATH TO THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT

RockReigns - 8/9/2025, 4:07 PM

I think it could get delayed as the box office is showing strong legs. I think they’d wanna push it out to near The Batman’s domestic haul.

lazlodaytona - 8/9/2025, 5:10 PM

@RockReigns - yeah. Even for it not breaking the world wide bank, Aug 26 seems a little to soon

TheJok3r - 8/9/2025, 4:08 PM

These companies are leaving so much money on the table by releasing their movies so soon on streaming and home video. Superman would've probably crossed the $600 million mark by now if people had to wait longer to watch it at home.

SirReginald - 8/9/2025, 4:33 PM

@TheJok3r - It will stil continue to make money through ad-rev and merch. It wasn’t a failure

Canyoublush - 8/9/2025, 5:00 PM

@SirReginald - but how much is ad-Rev and merch gonna add an extra 100 mill??

lazlodaytona - 8/9/2025, 5:13 PM

@TheJok3r - yeah, but with the at-home option becoming bigger now and for some the reason they skip the theater entirely, the PVOD should do better than the average...plus with revenue of ad placement n such

SteviesRightFoo - 8/9/2025, 4:13 PM

If the universe is moving forward I hope someone else writes and directs superman in future. The foundations are built on sand for this new venture in terms of quality

Canyoublush - 8/9/2025, 4:54 PM

@SteviesRightFoo - Spot on. In time to come people are going to resent Gunn with how he handled the character.

SteviesRightFoo - 8/9/2025, 5:47 PM

@Canyoublush - il honestly never watch it again

Pictilli - 8/9/2025, 4:23 PM

Bring it on! Can't wait

ModHaterSLADE - 8/9/2025, 4:39 PM

Good, it's one of those fun superhero movies that I'm looking forward to rewatching.

WalletsClosed - 8/9/2025, 4:45 PM

They know it flopped

RockReigns - 8/9/2025, 4:47 PM

@JoshWilding @MarkCassidy

James Gunn just posted this to Threads when someone asked if Superman needed to make $650M+ to make profit.

“ Absolutely false. Anyone saying that doesn't have an understanding of the film business - and we would be idiots to make a first-in-a-franchise film that would need to make that much to be profitable.”

lazlodaytona - 8/9/2025, 5:15 PM

@RockReigns - well, he's either being honest or honestly embellishing the truth

F4ntasticClunge - 8/9/2025, 5:30 PM

@RockReigns - if that's the case then MOS & BvS were hugely successful and there was no sensible reason for WB to fire snyder in the middle of shooting JL only to spend milions reshooting the movie😅

epc1122 - 8/9/2025, 5:45 PM

@F4ntasticClunge - the budgets for man of steel and Batman v Superman might have been more and those movies were expected to do more and those movies didn’t really resonate with the general audience. Superman 25 has been doing well domestically but overseas it hasn’t. There’s a lot of factors for a movies success or failure. And this is someone who generally enjoys both man of steel and Batman v Superman.

TheVisionary25 - 8/9/2025, 5:20 PM

If true then it seems a bit too soon imo even if it over a month after the films theatrical release…

I know it’s not gonna make that much more at this point in its run but still feels like kneecapping it a bit to me but oh well.

Anyway , I have been meaning to rewatch it since it was a solid film and doesn’t seem like I’ll be able to go to the theater anytime soon again so might just have to do so at home.

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SUPERMAN Reportedly Set To Take Flight On Digital On August 26

Though the date has yet to be made official, a reliable source is reporting that James Gunn's Superman is set to release on Digital on Tuesday, August 26...

SUPERMAN Becomes Man Of Steel's Highest-Grossing Movie In The U.S.; James Gunn Shares New Look At Supergirl

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